Mary Brown Smith letter to Sallie Bilbro

Lascassas Ten [sic], 1855[?]
My Dear Sallie,
I have been waiting ever since you left home for a letter from you, I have almost come to the conclusion that you have forgotten me, if that be the case with you, I assure you it is not with me, for I have thought of you a thousand times and and [sic] wished that I could see you, Sallie here is Charlie's letter she wrote to you before christmas Charlie was taken sick Thursday before christmas, she had a severe spell of the typhoid fever, she has been sick 27[?] days, we sat up with her 21 nights Sally I wish you could have been at home then, we did not have much company, great many persons said the fever was catching and would not come, Charlotte sat up in the bed this morning to wash her face, [illegible] it appears like she is almost well again, if she don’t get a back set she will be up in the coure [sic] of three or four weeks Sallie I am sorry to inform you of the death of Fanny Overall, she died Monday night about 8 oclock [sic] She is to be buried today at 11 oclock, Oh, what will aunt Milly do, uncle [Jerry?] was here yesterday he says he would not be surprised if Aunt Milly died in less than four weeks, you know Sally she was almost worn out before [illegible] died
Well Sallie Christmas is passed, such a dull time I never saw before in this vicinity, I want you to come home and revive us a little for it looks like the whole neighbourhood [sic] will die, 6 so lonesome, Charlie and myself took a cry about two hours long when you started away, so I want you to come home, Ann Smith just stays at home she has been to see Charlotte once only since she has been sick Charlie says she knows if you had beene [sic] at home you would done [sic] better than that, your Ma come over to see her the other evening she said Susan would come the first warm day soon & dear, Polly Crouse married Tom Ball and started to the district last Friday, Jack Johns and Lois Foster are going to marry next Tuesday night, & Sallie I saw a yung [sic] man the other day he says he wants you to come home, I tell you what he is very much smitten with you my dear, Bill Martin and lady have moved to Lascassas, but they have not [unintelligible] in the least, I expect Mr. Loughry will teach his nex [sic] session in Lascassas, if he gets a school we will have a female school too I hope the schools will [unintelligible] the city a little.
I saw [Puss?] Gardener the other day she is the same old [?] and [?]. she says you must come home, [Rohs?] Haskins says if you dont [sic] come home to keep house for him, you had better, he says he will start after you pretty shortly if you dont come, that will be into my hands for I want to see you very badly
Charlie sends her love to you and [unintelligible], give my love to cousin Val and tell him to write to us occasionally Sally write to me soon if you think this [?] worthy of an anser [sic] I stole off from Charlotte's room to write this, I have written so fast I scarcely know what I did write
Charlotte did not want to send this letter because it had been written so long, she wrote it to send G [Vollen?], but however she is not able to write to you now, she says you must be [unintelligible] to answer her letter, I must quit now write to us both soon,
From your friend till death,
Mary A. Brown Smith
Sallie here is a powerful letter somebody wrote to you you must not show these old letters M.A.B.S.

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Lascassas Ten [sic], 1855[?]
My Dear Sallie,
I have been waiting ever since you left home for a letter from you, I have almost come to the conclusion that you have forgotten me, if that be the case with you, I assure you it is not with me, for I have thought of you a thousand times and and [sic] wished that I could see you, Sallie here is Charlie's letter she wrote to you before christmas Charlie was taken sick Thursday before christmas, she had a severe spell of the typhoid fever, she has been sick 27[?] days, we sat up with her 21 nights Sally I wish you could have been at home then, we did not have much company, great many persons said the fever was catching and would not come, Charlotte sat up in the bed this morning to wash her face, [illegible] it appears like she is almost well again, if she don’t get a back set she will be up in the coure [sic] of three or four weeks Sallie I am sorry to inform you of the death of Fanny Overall, she died Monday night about 8 oclock [sic] She is to be buried today at 11 oclock, Oh, what will aunt Milly do, uncle [Jerry?] was here yesterday he says he would not be surprised if Aunt Milly died in less than four weeks, you know Sally she was almost worn out before [illegible] died
Well Sallie Christmas is passed, such a dull time I never saw before in this vicinity, I want you to come home and revive us a little for it looks like the whole neighbourhood [sic] will die, 6 so lonesome, Charlie and myself took a cry about two hours long when you started away, so I want you to come home, Ann Smith just stays at home she has been to see Charlotte once only since she has been sick Charlie says she knows if you had beene [sic] at home you would done [sic] better than that, your Ma come over to see her the other evening she said Susan would come the first warm day soon & dear, Polly Crouse married Tom Ball and started to the district last Friday, Jack Johns and Lois Foster are going to marry next Tuesday night, & Sallie I saw a yung [sic] man the other day he says he wants you to come home, I tell you what he is very much smitten with you my dear, Bill Martin and lady have moved to Lascassas, but they have not [unintelligible] in the least, I expect Mr. Loughry will teach his nex [sic] session in Lascassas, if he gets a school we will have a female school too I hope the schools will [unintelligible] the city a little.
I saw [Puss?] Gardener the other day she is the same old [?] and [?]. she says you must come home, [Rohs?] Haskins says if you dont [sic] come home to keep house for him, you had better, he says he will start after you pretty shortly if you dont come, that will be into my hands for I want to see you very badly
Charlie sends her love to you and [unintelligible], give my love to cousin Val and tell him to write to us occasionally Sally write to me soon if you think this [?] worthy of an anser [sic] I stole off from Charlotte's room to write this, I have written so fast I scarcely know what I did write
Charlotte did not want to send this letter because it had been written so long, she wrote it to send G [Vollen?], but however she is not able to write to you now, she says you must be [unintelligible] to answer her letter, I must quit now write to us both soon,
From your friend till death,
Mary A. Brown Smith
Sallie here is a powerful letter somebody wrote to you you must not show these old letters M.A.B.S.